This paper presents a three-dimensional crack initiation analysis in a sidegrooved CT specimen. This is achieved with an endochronic damage model proposed recently by Chow and Chen [ 1,2] and discretized for finite element analysis. The damage model enables the quantification of the progressive damage evolution which would not be otherwise possible using the conventional fracture mechanics anal...

In this paper the problem of modelling a large commercial materials dataset using advanced adaptive numeric methods is described. The various approaches are briefly outlined, with an emphasis on their characteristics with respect to generalisation, performance and transparency. A highly novel Support Vector Machine (SVM) approach incorporating a high degree of transparency via a full ANalysis O...